Racism, Science, Medicine

Catalog description

Racism, Science, and Medicine explores how systemic racism appears in what is purported to be the neutral language of “science.” Because language shapes what we think and how we think it, we will consider how changing our language can work toward social change. By exploring how race was written in 19th, 20th, and 21st century scientific and medical texts, writers will be then encouraged to engage in a look at how race is encoded in contemporary science and medical writing. Writers will explore what anti-racist science and writing look like, and consider how other biases like gender, disability, and sexuality, are inscribed in writing. Offered as community-engaged learning, Racism, Science, and Medicine will invite students to complete projects for environmental and medical organizations committed to addressing systemic racism.